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Tatangalar Arena
Spectators: 6488 (Terracing: 5488, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mehmet Efe Turaç made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Düzce SK's Mehmet Emre Bilen got control of the ball when Birol Akcebe tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Sakaryaspor getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Ulu Otaç hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the game, Gürol Orguntay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sakaryaspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Düzce SK the free kick. 7 minutes into the game, one of Sakaryaspor:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Pars Ömür received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Şentürk Hazar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute Batıhan Koçak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şentürk Hazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pars Ömür in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Şentürk Hazar saved Sakaryaspor from getting behind. Kayhan Şavat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Şentürk Hazar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Pars Ömür had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mehmet Emre Bilen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Birol Akcebe in the 32nd minute. When Kayhan Şavat came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Düzce SK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kayhan Şavat couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Pars Ömür's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Şentürk Hazar was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Şentürk Hazar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pars Ömür in the 44th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Sakaryaspor's goal looked a bit too open when Pars Ömür came free, but Şentürk Hazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Pars Ömür had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

If Kayhan Şavat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kayhan Şavat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th minute Pars Ömür shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şentürk Hazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute Pars Ömür shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şentürk Hazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Efe Turaç took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mehmet Emre Bilen. Mehmet Emre Bilen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Birol Akcebe hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Sakaryaspor's Ulu Otaç got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kayhan Şavat charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kayhan Şavat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sakaryaspor booed when Düzce SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kayhan Şavat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Düzce SK's Pars Ömür got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kayhan Şavat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şentürk Hazar having to interfere. Kayhan Şavat got in the 92nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Şentürk Hazar handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Batıhan Koçak charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Batıhan Koçak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kayhan Şavat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şentürk Hazar having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Düzce SK players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.